大学生英语竞赛（NECCS）D类模拟试卷3（共577题）

大学生英语竞赛（NECCS）D类模拟试卷3（共6套）（共577题）大学生英语竞赛（NECCS）D类模拟试卷第1套一、听力对话单题(本题共5题，每题1.0分，共5分。)1、A、Parkthecar.B、Turnright.C、Gostraight.D、Turnleft.标准答案：B知识点解析：对话中提到“thentakearightat72ndStreet”，所以在该处要右转，故选B项。2、A、The16thcenturyEuropeanpaintings.B、The16thcenturyAsianpaintings.C、Classicalpaintings.D、Modernpaintings.标准答案：A知识点解析：对话中女士提到“There’sallexhibitionofthe16thcenturyEuropeanpaintingsintheNationalMuseum”，所以在国家博物馆要举办16世纪欧洲画展。3、A、Onthefirstfloor.B、Onthesecondfloor.C、Onthethirdfloor.D、Onthefourthfloor.标准答案：B知识点解析：对话中男士问diningroom在哪里，女士回答“it’sjustdownthecorridoronyourroom’sleft”，男士的房间在二楼，所以餐厅也在二楼。4、A、Toaskaboutherexperienceasafreshman.B、Todecidewhichclasseswouldbebesttotakenextterm.C、Totryanddeterminethebestsubjectforhimtomajorin.D、Togetadviceabouttransferringtoadifferentuniversity.标准答案：D知识点解析：对话中Mr．Harkins正犹豫要不要调到别的大学，所以向Ms．White寻求建议，故选D项。5、A、Arunnynose.B、Wateryeyes.C、Aheadache.D、Sorethroat.标准答案：C知识点解析：对话中提到“Igotarunnynose，wateryeyesandsorethroat”，因此只有C项未提到。二、听力对话组题(本题共10题，每题1.0分，共10分。)WhatwasMattRyan'sfirstjob?6、WhatwasMattRyan’sfirstjob?A、Doingholidayreliefworkatatelevisionchannel.B、Workingpart-timeasamodel.C、Takingpicturesforatelevisionstation.D、Doingpart-timeworkatatelevisionstation.标准答案：A知识点解析：男士说“Iworkedforatelevisionchannel…Butthebest1couldgetisholidayreliefwork",表明他第一份工作是在一个电视台里做holidayreliefwork。7、WhatdidMattfindinterestingaboutthesixties?A、Theincreasingnumberofcomicbooks.B、Therapidadvancesintechnology.C、TheAmericanspaceprogramme.D、ThetendencyofAmericanculture.标准答案：C知识点解析：男士说“Ithinkitwasaninterestingtimealtogether,really.Itwasthesixtiesandeveryonewastalkingaboutgoingtothemoon"，暗示有趣的原因是每个人都在谈论美国的太空计划。8、WhywereMatt’smodelsonceusedonthenews?A、Theypresentedbetterimagesthantherealpictures.B、Thespacecraftcameragotdamagedandfailedtotakeanypictures.C、Thetelevisionstudiowastryingsomenewideas.D、Itcanbemorecreativeandoriginal.标准答案：B知识点解析：男士明确指出在一次太空飞行中，“thecameraonthespacecraftburnedoutandwehadnopicturesbackinthetelevisionstudiotoputonthenews”，然后工作人员拿模型替代实物拍了照片。9、WhatwasthenameoftheprogrammethatmarkedthebeginningofMatt’sTVcareer?A、StrangeCreatures.B、TimeTraveller.C、BrightStar.D、MoringStar.标准答案：C知识点解析：女士问什么是男士在电视行业的事业起点，男士明确回答“TheprogrammewascalledBrightStar”，故可知BrightStar标志着他事业的开始。10、WhatdidMattdofortheprogramme?A、Hemademodels.B、Heactedthepartofamonster.C、Hefilmedit.D、Heeditedit.标准答案：A知识点解析：在解释BrightStar项目时，男士说“Imademostofthemodelsforthese”。AcharacteristicofBritishpeopleisunabletospeaka_______language.11、AcharacteristicofBritishpeopleisunabletospeaka_______language.标准答案：foreign知识点解析：录音中提到“NotbeingabletospeakaforeignlanguageisabitofaBritishtraitoraparticularBritishcharacteristic.”，由此可见不会说外语是英国人的特点。故填入foreign。12、_______isthesecondmostspokenlanguageinEngland.标准答案：Polish知识点解析：录音中Finn问Rob英国的第二语言是什么时，Rob这样回答“Yes，ofcourseyouareright.Accordingtothe2011census，theanswerisPolish.”由此可见，波兰语是英国的第二语言。故填入Polish。13、TheBritishareoftenregardedas_______linguists.标准答案：lazy知识点解析：录音中提到“theBritisharegenerallyconsideredtobelazylinguists—theyjustdon’tbothertolearnaboutanotherlanguage”。英国人通常被认为是懒惰的语言学家，他们就是懒得去学习另一种语言。故填入lazy。14、Oneofthepurposesof1,000Words_______istoletmoreBritishpeoplelearnEnglish.标准答案：campaign知识点解析：根据录音内容，“The1，000WordscampaignisencouragingeveryoneintheUKtolearnatleast1，000wordsofanotherlanguage.”这项活动是为了鼓励英国人学习其他语言。故填入campaign。15、Morethan_______languagesarespokeninEnglandaccordingtothe2011census.标准答案：104知识点解析：根据录音，共有“over104differentlanguagesarespokenintheUK”由此可见，在英国人们会讲的语言超过了104种。故填入104。三、新闻听力单题(本题共5题，每题1.0分，共5分。)16、Whytalkscannotbetookplace?A、Becausetherearealotofconflict.B、Becausenobodywantsthepeacetalkstakeplace.C、BecausetheAmerican-ledcoalitionforcesremainedinAfghanistan.D、BecauseTalibanleaderhasrejectedtheofferfromtheUnitedNations.标准答案：C知识点解析：推断题。由新闻的最后一句“TheTalibanleadersaysnotalkscantakeplaceaslongastheAmerican-ledcoalitionforcesremainedinAfghanistan”可知，只要以美国为首的联盟力量仍在阿富汗，谈判就不可能进行，由此可推断正确答案为C项。17、Howmanypeoplehavejumpedintothewater?A、50.B、900.C、950.D、964.标准答案：D知识点解析：根据新闻内容“Officialshaverescuedabout900ofthe964peoplewhojumpedintothewaterofZamboangadelNorteprovince”，由此可知，有964人落水。正确答案为D项。18、WhatSriLanka’sTamilTigerrebelshaveadmitted?A、Tobedefeated.B、Tofightagain.C、Toleavethecountry.D、Tocontrolasmallterritory.标准答案：A知识点解析：新闻开头指出“SriLanka’sTamilTigerrebelshaveadmitteddefeatinfightingagainstgovernmenttroops”，由此可知，正确答案为A项。19、Whatisthepurposeofthisspacewalk?A、Toidentifyblackholes.B、Toextendthelifeof19-year-oldtelescope.C、Todisplaythenewspacetheology.D、Toobservesystemsofstars.标准答案：B知识点解析：细节题。新闻结尾处提到“TheinstrumentmakesitpossiblefortheAmericanSpaceAgencyNASAtoidentifyblackholes”。由此可知，正确答案为B项。20、WhyIranpresidenthopesgirlstomarryearly?A、Tomakethemhealthy.B、Toletthechildrencleverer.C、Topreventthewesterninfluenceofgettingmarriedatalaterage.D、Tospeeduppopulationgrowthrate.标准答案：D知识点解析：推断题。新闻中提到，伊朗总统批判伊朗的计划生育政策，并指责这项政策减缓了人口增长率。由此可推断。伊朗总统强烈要求女孩早婚的目的是要加快人口增长率。因此正确答案为D项。四、听力短文(本题共10题，每题1.0分，共10分。)Exerciseisessentialformind,bodyandspirit.It'soneofthebestwaysto【D1】______whenallaroundyoueverythingseemsmoreandmoreunbalancedandtheworldbecomesevermore【D2】____________.Don'tgroanbecausethisisyetanotherarticleabout【D3】____________.Thereasonwhytherearesomanyisthatitisseriously,goodforyou.Thereareplentyofreasonswhyyoushouldexerciseandveryfew—formostofus—whyyoushouldn't.Exerciseimprovesmuscletoneandprovidesquickchangesin【D4】____________.Itimprovesmusclepowerandpromotesgoodposture—thewayinwhichyouholdyourbodywhensittingorstanding.Ithelpspreventmuscleimbalanceswhichcanleadtoinjuries.Itprovidesquickimprovementinspecificproblemareassuchasthighs,stomachandupperarms.Itimprovestheconditionoftheheartandlungsand【D5】____________.21、【D1】标准答案：maintainaperfectbalance知识点解析：暂无解析22、【D2】标准答案：fastandfurious知识点解析：暂无解析23、【D3】标准答案：fitness知识点解析：暂无解析24、【D4】标准答案：bodyshape知识点解析：暂无解析25、【D5】标准答案：bloodcirculation知识点解析：暂无解析Jetlagisthe【D6】____________ofthebody'snaturalcycleandcanworsenunderotherinfluencessuchasoxygendeficiencyfromthereduced【D7】____________.Tipstooffsettheeffectincludesexercisingbeforeandafterflights,drinkingplentywater,avoiding【D8】____________meals,alcoholandcigarettes,eatingvitaminAandE,wearingcomfortableclothes,earplugsandeyepadsonboardandaromatherapyoils.Also,【D9】____________yourdoctorifyouareonmedication,incasetheeffectsofsomedrugsstrengthenedathighaltitudesmayproduce【D10】____________.26、【D6】标准答案：disruption知识点解析：录音中提到“Jetlagisthedisruptionofthebody’snaturalcycle”，即时差是人体自然循环的中断，因此填disruption，表示“紊乱；打断”。27、【D7】标准答案：airpressure知识点解析：录音中提到“Exercisingbeforeflightshelpstooffsettheeffetsonthebodyofreducedairpressure"，即在飞行前锻炼有助于抵消气压降低对人体的影响，因此填airpressure，表示“气压”。28、【D8】标准答案：heavy知识点解析：录音中提到“Heavymealsslowdownthebloodcirculation"，即饱食会让血液循环的速度减慢，因此填heavy。29、【D9】标准答案：consult知识点解析：录音中提到“Consultyourdoctorbeforeflyingifyouareonmedication”，即如果你在服药，请在飞行前先咨询你的医生，因此填consult，表示“查阅；请教；商讨”。30、【D10】标准答案：sideeffects知识点解析：录音中提到“Theeffectsofsomedrugsarestrengthenedathighaltitudesandsomemayproducesideeffects”，即在高海拔地区某些药物的效果增强后，可能会产生副作用，因此填sideeffects，表示“副作用”五、词汇和语法结构(本题共15题，每题1.0分，共15分。)31、Althoughwehadtoldthemnottokeepuswaiting,theymadeno______tospeedupdeliveries.A、trialB、attemptC、actionD、progress标准答案：B知识点解析：句意：虽然已告诉他们不要让我们久等，他们丝毫没有加快送货的意思。makeanattempttodosth.试图，尝试做某事。makeatrail试一下，进行实验。action，行动；活动。Makeprogress取得进步。32、I’veworked______fourhoursonthisarticle,I’mcompletely______.A、in;concentratedB、at;distortedC、out;capturedD、for;distracted标准答案：D知识点解析：句意：这篇论文我已经写了四个小时了，写的我心烦意乱。workfor为工作。distract转移(注意力)，分散（思想）。concentrate集中；浓缩。distort使变形；歪曲，曲解。capture抓住，捕获。33、Ifthiskindofanimalbecomes______,ourfuturegeneration______evenhaveachancetoseeit.A、little;cannotB、deficient;wouldnotC、rare;maynotD、scarce;mustn’t标准答案：D知识点解析：句意：如果这种动物越来越少，那我们的后代连见到它的机会都不会有了。Scarce“稀有的，稀少的”，含有“从前多，现在变为稀少”之意。Little“少，不多的”，与much相对，常用于否定。deficient，“不足的；有缺陷的”，指因缺少某物而不能正常工作或运作。Rare“罕有的，珍贵的”，多指不常见、稀有难得的东西，含有珍贵的意味。34、I’mafraidtakingaparttimejobmight______mytimeforstudy.A、cutoffB、cutintoC、cutdownD、cutaway标准答案：B知识点解析：句意：恐怕做兼职会占用我的学习时间。cutinto侵犯；打断。Cutoff切断；隔绝。cutdown砍倒；删节。cutaway切掉，砍掉。35、Despitethewonderfulactingandwell-developedplot,the_______moviecouldnotholdourattention.A、three-hoursB、three-hourC、three-hours’sD、three-hour’s标准答案：B知识点解析：句意：尽管表演和故事情节都很精彩，但三个小时的电影无法让人始终都全神贯注。该题考查复合形容词的表达。根据语法规则，“数词+名词”构成的复合形容词作定语修饰名词。复合形容词中间要加连字符，而且名词要用单数，因此B项为正确答案。36、Thiscandidatehasfarmorechancesofwinningtheelectionthan_______recommendedbytheorganizer.A、thatB、theoneC、whomD、one标准答案：B知识点解析：句意：这位候选人要比组织者推荐的那位候选人拥有更多贏得大选的机会。theone“那一位，那一个”，特指某一个人。that通常指物，指事。whom关系代词，引导定语从句，通常在句中作宾语。37、Ifyou_______myadvice,you_______yourfailurenow.You_______yourvictory.A、took;wouldn’tcryover;wouldcelebrateB、hadtaken;wouldn’tbecryingover;wouldbecelebratingC、hadtaken;aren’tcryingover;arecelebratingD、took;wouldn’tbecryingover;wouldbecelebrating标准答案：B知识点解析：句意：如果你采纳我的建议，现在就不会为自己的失败而哀叹，而是在为你的成功而庆祝了。本题为混合虚拟语气。当主句与从句时态不一致时，主句与从句分别使用与各自时态相应的虚拟语气。此处从句与过去事实相反，主句与现在事实相反。38、—Imusthaveeatensomethingwrong.Ifeellike_______.—Itoldyounottoeatatarestaurant.You’dbetter_______athome.A、tothrowup;toeatB、throwingup;eatingC、tothrowup;eatD、throwingup;eat标准答案：D知识点解析：句意：——我一定是吃坏什么东西了，想吐。——我告诉过你不要在餐馆里吃饭了，你最好在家吃。feellike“想要”，后接名词或动名词。gadbetter“最好”，后接动词原形。39、Salesclerkstakeabreakwhencustomersarewaitingisthethingthat_______.A、getsonmynervesB、bringsmetolifeC、leaveshimcoldD、turnsoveranewleaf标准答案：A知识点解析：句意：顾客们在等待的时候店员们却在休息，这种事让我很火大。getonone’snerves使某人生气。Bringsb./sth.tolife给某人或某事物带来生机。turnoveranewleaf重新开始。40、Compulsoryeducation_______from5to16yearsold.About90%ofthesecondaryschoolpopulationinBritainattendscomprehensiveschools.A、enlargesB、magnifiesC、amplifiesD、extends标准答案：D知识点解析：句意：英国的义务教育是从5岁到16岁。在接受了中等教育的人中，90%选择了进入综合学校学习。extend扩展，延伸。enlarge多指“面积的扩张”。magnify指“用放大镜等放大”。amplify多指“物理的放大，增强”。41、Cricket,themosttypicalEnglishsport,hasbeen_______sincethe16thcentury.A、insenseB、inexcessC、inexistenceD、inessence标准答案：C知识点解析：句意：板球是最典型的英国运动，自从16世纪以来就存在了。inexistence现存，存在。insense感觉上。inexcess额外，超过。inessence本质上。42、JamesJoyce_______startlingnewformsintothenovel.Hewasthefirsttomakemajoruseofstreamofconsciousness.A、invadedB、invertedC、investedD、introduced标准答案：D知识点解析：句意：詹姆斯.乔伊斯给小说引入了新的形式。他是第一个主要利用意识流的作家。introduce引入，采用。invade侵略。invert使颠倒；使转化。invest投资。43、Customer;I’mgoingtoholdafarewellpartyforsomefriends.I’dliketobookadinnerhere.Waiter:Howmanypeopleofyouwillcometothedinner?Customer:Aboutten.Waiter:_______Customer:Deepfriedshrimpsandroastedpork.Asforotherdishes,I’llleavethechoicetoyouifyoudon’tmind.A、WhatcanIdoforyou?B、Whatdoyoulike?C、Anythingparticularonthemenu?D、MayIrecommendsomedishes?标准答案：C知识点解析：由空格后Customer回答的菜名可知服务员问话应该是“你们有什么特别的菜要点吗?”44、Waiter:Wouldyouliketohaveonebillorseparatebills,sir?John-.It’smytreat.Onebill,please.Paul:Youpaidlasttime._______John:Well,allrightifyouinsist.Butnexttimeyoumustletmepay.A、Thisisonme.B、Stopkiddingme.C、Ihavemoney.D、Knockitout.标准答案：A知识点解析：服务员问他们是要一起付，还是分开付款，John说一起付，他请客。Paul说上次是你付的，这次应该让我付，所以A选项符合题意。45、—IgotsickandtiredofhotelsandhotelfoodafterthetriptoMexico.—Icanimagine._______.A、Don’tmeettroublehalf-wayB、All’swellthatendswellC、Eastorwest,homeisthebestD、Honestyisthebestpolicy标准答案：C知识点解析：句意：墨西哥旅行后，我特别讨厌酒店还有那里的食物。A：勿杞人忱天；B：结果好，万事好；C：金窝银窝，不如自己的“狗窝”；D：诚实至上。根据题意选择C。六、完形填空(本题共10题，每题1.0分，共10分。)Forthelastfiftyyears,theglobehasbeenwarmingup.Itistruethattheaveragetemperature【C1】r_______isonlyabouttwodegrees,butthathasbeen【C2】e_______tostarttheglaciers【C3】_______________(recede)inmanypartsoftheworld.Ariseofonedegreepergenerationisalarge【C4】in_______.Natureseldommovesasswiftlyasthis.Wemayhavebeenhelpingher.Toaverylarge【C5】__________,thetemperatureoftheEarthisdetermined【C6】________theamountofsolarheatwhichtheatmospherecankeep.Theairaboveussetsliketheglassinagreenhouse,trappingmanyoftheheatwaveswhichwould【C7】other_______bouncebackintospace.Carbondioxideintheairismostlyresponsible【C8】_________the"greenhouseeffect";itisagasproducedbyallourcountlessfires,furnaces(熔炉)andinternalcombustionengines(内燃机).Theendoftheageoffossilfuelsisalreadyinsight;sooninoneortwocenturiesattheroostwewillhavewastedalltheworld's【C9】re_______ofoilandcoal.Thisnolongermeansdisaster,for【C10】__________(atom)energyhasarrivedintimetosaveourcivilizationfromdyingthroughlackofpower.46、【C1】标准答案：rise知识点解析：rise“上升”，可与气温搭配。另外，第二段第一句话里也有rise一词，起提示作用。47、【C2】标准答案：enough知识点解析：beenoughtodosth.做某事足够了。48、【C3】标准答案：receding知识点解析：startdoingsth.“开始做菜事”，固定搭配。Recede“后退”，此处意为冰山融化，海平面上升。49、【C4】标准答案：increase知识点解析：increase增长，增加。50、【C5】标准答案：extent知识点解析：to…extent在某种程度上。51、【C6】标准答案：by知识点解析：bedeterminedby由.决定。52、【C7】标准答案：otherwise知识点解析：otherwise意为“要不然，否则”，句意：我们上空的大气层就像温室里的玻璃一样能吸收很多本该被反射回太空的热量。53、【C8】标准答案：for知识点解析：大气中的二氧化碳是产生温室效应的主要原因。beresponsiblefor对负责。54、【C9】标准答案：resource知识点解析：resourceofoilandcoal石油和煤资源。55、【C10】标准答案：atomic知识点解析：atomicenergy原子能，核能。七、第一部分(本题共5题，每题1.0分，共5分。)【G1】_______TheInternet,whichmeansinterconnectednetworkofnetworks,linkstensofthousandsofsmallercomputernetworks.Thesenetworkstransmithugeamountsofinformationintheformofwords,images,andsounds.【G2】_______Networkuserscansearchthroughsourcesrangingfromvastdatabasestosmallelectronic"bulletinboards",whereusersformdiscussiongroupsaroundcommoninterests.MuchoftheInternet'strafficconsistsofmessagessentfromonecomputerusertoanother.Thesemessagesarecalledelectronicmailore-mail.Internetusershaveelectronicaddressesthatallowthemtosendandreceivee-mail.Otherusesofthenetworkincludeobtainingnews,joiningelectronicdebates,andplayingelectronicgames.OnefeatureoftheInternet,knownastheWorldWideWeb,providesgraphics,audio,andvideotoenhancetheinformationinitsdocuments.Thesedocumentscoveravastnumberoftopics.【G3】_______MuchoftheInternetoperatesthroughworldwidetelephonenetworksoffiberopticcables.Thesecablescontainhairthinstrandsofglassthatcarrydataaspulsesoflight.Theycantransmitthousandsoftimesmoredatathanlocalphonelines,mostofwhichconsistofcopperwires,【G4】_______Atthattime,theAdvancedResearchProjectsAgency(ARPA)oftheUnitedStatesDepartmentofDefensedevelopedanetworkofcomputerscalledARPAnet.Originally,ARPAnetconnectedonlymilitaryandgovernmentcomputersystems.Itspurposewastomakethesesystemssecureintheeventofadisasterorwar.SoonafterthecreationofARPAnet,universitiesandotherinstitutionsdevelopedtheirowncomputernetworks.ThesenetworkseventuallyweremergedwithARPAnettoformtheInternet.Bythe1990s,anyonewithacomputer,modem,andInter-netsoftwarecouldlinkuptotheInternet.【G5】_______.ManyexpertsbelievetheInternetmaybecomepartofalargernetworkcalledtheinformationsuperhighway.Thisnetwork,stillunderdevelopment,wouldlinkcomputerswithtelephonecompanies,cabletelevisionstations,andothercommunicationsystems.Peoplecouldbank,shop,watchTV,andperformmanyotheractivitiesthroughthenetwork.A.ThehistoryoftheInternetbegan1960sandARPAnetformedthefoundationoftheInternetnowadays.B.Inthefuture,theInternetwillprobablygrowmoresophisticatedascomputertechnologybecomesmorepowerful.C.TheInternetisavastnetworkofcomputersthatconnectsmanyoftheworld'sbusinesses,institutions,andindividuals.D.Therearemanyusesofthenetwork.E.PeopleusuallyaccesstheInternetwithadevicecalledamodem.Modemsconnectcomputerstothenetworkthroughtelephonelines.F.ARPAnetnowcanconnectmanycomputersystems.G.TheInternetwasinformationonvirtuallyeverytopic.56、【G1】标准答案：C知识点解析：第一段说因特网是互联网之间相互连接的网络，该网络包含大量的信息。C项说“因特网是连接全球商业、协会和个人的巨大的计算机网络。”与空后相互意思一致。57、【G2】标准答案：G知识点解析：第二段讲的是在互联网系统中有大量的讨论小组、电邮、万维网中的大量文件，所有这些涵盖了大量的话题。G项说“互联网是涉及所有话题的信息”。最能概括本段大意。58、【G3】标准答案：E知识点解析：本段讲的是互联网通过电话网。络的光纤电缆来运行。E项说“人们通常使用调制解调器连接网络，而调制解调器是通过电话线将电脑联网的”，最能概括本段大意。59、【G4】标准答案：A知识点解析：本段讲的是互联网的发展历史。根据关键词“began，ARPAnet”可以判断出。60、【G5】标准答案：B知识点解析：本段是对未来互联网的预测，未来互联网将是一个更大的网络信息高速公路，这是个仍在发展的网络，未来将连接银行、电视以及其他通信系统。B项说“随着电脑技术的强大，互联网将变得更加复杂。”最符合本段意旨。八、第二部分(本题共5题，每题1.0分，共5分。)Thinkoflavendertodayandupcomeimagesofold-worldcottagegardensthickwithnoddinghollyhocksandpinkrosesroundthedoor.It'saprimeplayerinlotsofpotpourriconcoctionsforthatreason.Butrecentlyit'sbeenseenasmorethanjustaprettyscent.Inthelastfewyears,clinicaltrialshavebeenconductedonessentialoiloflavender.Scientistshavebeenstudyingitspotentialinthetreatmentofvarioushealthproblems.Inthedaysoffolkmedicinelavenderoilwasconsideredtobeoneofthemostusefulall-roundremedies,particularlyforitssoothingandantisepticqualities.Itwasusedforawiderangeoftreatments:adroponarestlesschild'spillowforagoodnight'ssleeporalittlemassagedintothetern-piestorelieveaheadacheormilddepression.Itwasevenusedasarough-and-readyantisepticbysoldiersintheFirstWorldWar.Anditgoesbackmuchfurtherthanthat:theRomansusedtheoilsowidelytoperfumetheirbathsthatitsLatinnameLavandula,derivesfromtheirverbtobathe.Lavender'shealingpropertieswerefirstdiscoveredbyaccident.In1910aFrenchchemistandperfumerburnthimselfinalaboratoryexplosion.Heplungedhissingedhandintothenearestliquidwhichhappenedtobelavenderessenceandwassoimpressedwiththeresultsthathedevoted50yearstostudyingthepropertiesofessentialoils.Pharmaceuticalcompanies—influencedbygrowingecologicalconcernsastherestofus—havebeguntoreappraisemanytraditionaltreatments.Someofthemosteffectivedrugsweuseinmodernmedicinederivefromnaturalremedies.61、Whatisconnectedtotheimageoflavender?标准答案：Theimageoflavenderisconnectedtotheprettyscent.知识点解析：文章开头提到Butrecentlyit’sbeenseenasmorethanjustaprettyscent，可推断薰衣草一直以来主要是和它的芳香联系在一起的。62、Whatwaslavenderoftenusedto?标准答案：Lavenderwasoftenusedtoeasepainsanddisinfectforitssoothingandantisepticqualities.知识点解析：文章第三段提到以前薰衣草被视为最有用、功能全面的药物，particularlyforitssoothingandantisepticqualities，后面又提到了几个它被用来缓解疼痛和消毒杀菌的例子。63、Howthehealingpropertiesoflavenderwerediscovered?标准答案：Thehealingpropertiesoflavenderwerefirstdiscoveredbyaccident.知识点解析：文章倒数第二段第一句话说明了薰衣草的药用价值是被偶然发现的。64、Whathavescientistsbeenstudyingonlavenderinthelastfewyears?标准答案：Scientistshavebeenstudyingitspotentialinthetreatmentofvarioushealthproblems.知识点解析：文章第二段第二句话可知。65、Whathavepharmaceuticalcompaniesbeguntodo?标准答案：Theyhavebeguntoreappraisemanytraditionaltreatments.知识点解析：文章最后一段可知。九、第三部分(本题共5题，每题1.0分，共5分。)Conventionalwisdomsaystreesaregoodfortheenvironment.Theyabsorbcarbondioxide—agreenhousegas—fromtheatmosphereandstoreitascarbonwhilereleasingoxygen,aprocessforwhichforestshavebeencalled"thelungsoftheplanet".Therootsoftreeshavebeenthoughttotrapsedimentsandnutrientsinthesoil.Treeshavealsobeencreditedwithsteadyingtheflowoftheserivers,keepingitrelativelyconstantthroughwetanddryseasons,thuspreventingbothdroughtandflooding.Itisallnonsense,concludesaresearchpublishedthisweek.Afour-yearin-ternationalstudyledbyresearchersattheUniversityofNewcastle,inBritain,andtheFreeUniversityofAmsterdam,identifiesseveralmythsaboutthelinkbetweenforestsandwater.Forexample,inaridandsemiaridareas,treesconsumefarmorewaterthantheytrap.Anditisnotthetreesthatcatchsedimentsandnutrients,andsteadytheflowoftherivers,butthefactthatthesoilhasnotbeencompressed.TheWorldCommissiononWaterestimatesthatthedemandforwaterwillincreasebyaround50%inthenext30years.Moreover,around4billionpeople—onehalfoftheworld'spopulation—willliveinconditionsofseverewaterstress,meaningtheywillnothaveenoughwaterfordrinkingandwashingtostayhealthy,by2025.ThegovernmentofSouthAfricahasbeentakingatoughapproachtotreessinceitbecamethefirsttotreatwaterasabasichumanrightin1998.Treeslosewaterthroughevaporation(thetechnicaltermistranspiration)attwicetherateofgrasslandorSouthAfrica'suniquefynbosscrubland.Inaschemepraisedbythehydrologists,thestatepenalizesforestrycompaniesforpreventingthiswaterfromreachingriversandundergroundaquifers.InIndia,largetree-plantingschemesnotonlylosevaluablewaterbutcomplicatethetrueproblemidentifiedbythehydrologists:theunregulatedremovalofwaterfromaquiferstoirrigatecrops.Farmersneednopermittodrillaboreholeand,asmostfarmersreceivefreeelectricity,thereislittleeconomiccontrolonthevolumeofwaterpumped.IntheKolardistrictinKarnataka,wellshavedriedupasthewatertablehasplummetedfromsixmetresto150metresbelowground.Itiscommonlybelievedthattreesaregoodfortheenvironment,astheyabsorbcarbondioxideandreleaseoxygen;therootsoftreescantrapwaterand【K1】_______theflowofrivers.However,arecentstudyhasfoundthatthisbeliefis【K2】_______.Accordingtotheresearch,treeslose【K3】_______waterthroughevaporationthantheytrap.InSouthAfrica,forestrycompaniesarepunishedasthetreestheyplantedpreventedwaterfrom【K4】_______riversandundergroundaquifers.InIndia,farmersdrilledmanywellsandusedtheundergroundwaterto【K5】_______theirfarmland.Thishasloweredwatertableto150metresbelowground.Manytreeshavebeenplantedandinfactthesetreescomplicatetheexistingproblem.66、【K1】标准答案：stabilize知识点解析：stabilize意为“使稳定”，即文中的“steady”。67、【K2】标准答案：(all)nonsense知识点解析：文中第一段中间提到“Itisallnonsense，concludesaresearchpublishedthisweek”，因此填入(all)nonsense。68、【K3】标准答案：(far)more知识点解析：由文章可知树木有时消耗的水分比所留下的多得多。69、【K4】标准答案：reaching知识点解析：文章倒数第二段提到thestatepenalizesforestry...fromreachingriversandundergroundaquifers.70、【K5】标准答案：irrigate知识点解析：在印度人们用地下水来灌溉农田。十、改错(本题共10题，每题1.0分，共10分。)Changesinthewaypeoplelivebringaboutchangesinthejobsthattheydo.Moreandmorepeopleliveintownsandcitiesinsteadonfarmsandinvillages.Citiesandstateshavetoprovide【M1】________servicescitypeoplewant,suchlikemorepoliceprotection,morehospitals,andmoreschools.【M2】________Thismeansthatmorepolicemen,morenursesandtechnicians,andmoreteachersmustbehired.Advancesintechnologyhasalsochangedpeople'slives.Dishwashersandwashingmachinesdo【M3】________jobsthatwereoncedonebythehand.Thewidespreaduseofsuchelectricalappliancesmeansthat【M4】________thereisaneedforservicementokeepitrunningproperly.【M5】________Peopleareearningwithhigherwagesandsalaries.Thisleadstochangesinthewayoflife.【M6】________Asincomegoesdown,peoplemaynotwantmorefoodtoeatormoreclothestowear.Butthey【M7】________maywantmoreandbettercarefromdoctors,dentistsandhospitals.Theyarelikelytotravelmoreandtowantmoreeducation.Nevertheless,manymorejobsareavailableintheseservices.The【M8】________governmentalsoaffectsthekindofworkspeopledo.Thegovernmentsofmostcountriesspend【M9】________hugesumsofmoneyforinternationaldefense.Theyhirethousandsofengineers,scientists,clerks,typistsand【M10】________secretariestoworkonthemanydifferentaspectsofdefence.71、【M1】标准答案：instead∧on→of知识点解析：instead意为“代替，替代”，作副词用，通常位于句尾。如位于句首时常用逗号与后面阁开。insteadof是介宾短语，其意与instead相同，不同之处在于它后面常接宾语，宾语多由名词、代词、介词、短语、现在分词充当。72、【M2】标准答案：like→as知识点解析：suchas“例如”，后面跟所列举的事物。73、【M3】标准答案：has→have知识点解析：advancesinmachines作主语，谓语应用复数，故改为have。74、【M4】标准答案：the去掉知识点解析：donebyhand手工的。75、【M5】标准答案：it→them知识点解析：it这里代表electricalappliances，故应改为复数。76、【M6】标准答案：with知识点解析：赚取工资薪酬直接用earn+wagesandsalaries，此处with多余。earnwith表示用挣得。77、【M7】标准答案：down+up知识点解析：根据上下文句意，这里是工资上涨而不是下降。78、【M8】标准答案：Nevertheless+Therefore/So知识点解析：nevertheless然而，不过。根据句意这里是因果关系。79、【M9】标准答案：works+work/job/jobs知识点解析：work用复数只表示作品，不表示工作，故改为单数，或是用job/jobs。80、【M10】标准答案：international-+national知识点解析：根据句意许多国家的政府在国防上花费巨资，国防是nationaldefense。十一、英译汉(本题共1题，每题1.0分，共1分。)81、EngineersanddesignersarealreadydesigningcraftcapableofpropellingusbeyondEarth’sorbit,theMoonandtheplanets.They’redesigninginterstellarspaceshipscapableoftravelacrossthevastemptinessofdeepspacetodistantstarsandnewplanetsinourunendingquesttoconqueranddiscover.OurUniversecontainsoverabilliongalaxies;starcitieseachwithahundredbillioninhabitants.Aroundthesestarsmustexistplanetsandperhapslife.Thetemptationtoexplorethesenewrealmsistoogreat.标准答案：工程师和设计者已在着手进行飞船的设计工作，这种飞船能将人类送离地球轨道，以及月球和九大行星以外的太空。他们正在设计能穿越浩瀚的外层空间，到达遥远恒星和带外行星的星际飞船，以助人类实现不断征服和揭开宇宙奧秘的追求。整个字宙拥有十亿多个河外星系，一个河外星系就是一座星城，每座星城有“居民"上千亿颗。在这些恒星周围必定有行星存在，或许，还有生命存在。探索这些未知的领域实在太具吸引力了。知识点解析：暂无解析十二、汉译英(本题共1题，每题1.0分，共1分。)82、自古以来，中国人就会在中秋节庆祝丰收，这与北美地区庆祝感恩节的习俗十分相似。过中秋节的习俗自唐代早期开始在中国各地流行起来。农历八月十五就是人们拜月的日子。这一天晚上，人们在皎洁的明月下团聚，共赏月色。2006年，中秋节被列为中国的文化遗产之一，2008年又被定为公共节日。月饼是中秋节不可或缺的美食，通常作为礼物馈赠亲朋好友或者在家庭聚会上享用。标准答案：Sinceancienttimes，theChinesepeopleusuallycelebrateharvestintheMid-Autumn，whichissimilartothecustomofcelebratingThanksgivingintheNorthAmerica.ThetraditionofcelebratingMid-AutumnfestivalbecamepopularthroughoutChinaintheearlyTangdynasty.ThelunarAugust15isadayforpeopleworshipingthemoon.Onthisday，underthedazzlingbrightmoon，familiesreuniteandenjoythemoon’sbeauty.In2006，Mid-AutumnfestivalwaslistedasoneofChina’sculturalheritage，andin2008，itwasclassifiedasapublicholiday.Mooncakes，